The Study About The Meaning Of Idea

Plato's Theory of Idea initiated western traditional metaphysics and ever since then it has had great influence upon the history of western philosophy. The Theory of Idea, which directly derived from Socrates'famous proposition"virtue is knowledge", was established to carry out Plato historic mission. In the course of establishment of the theory, Plato met some difficulties and problem. In the course of perpetual quest for solution, the Theory of Idea received farther sublimation. In all the theories, which was established by Hegel is typical. One side, he inherited Plato's thinking mode of"objective mentalism", the other side, he saved the Idea that has approached to death in Plato's theory. He gave it freedom and force and made it become a"spirit substantiality"which is self-cognition and self-fulfillment. Compared Plato's simple substance-in-itself with Hegel's varied subject-for-itself, we can find the real meaning of the Idea has different feature in different times. On the different times, Plato was born in Greece. His Theory of Idea was been used to protect the noble right. Hegel was born in capitalism society. His Theory of Idea was full of revolutionary light. On establishment mode, Plato locked the universal things in the conception and gave it assured nature. In this way, he made the Idea become spirit substantiality. Hegel recovered the nature of Idea that is self-negation and self-surpass. On the theoretical function, Plato still emphasized on the establishment of perfect ethics. He intended to set up a perfect kingdom that has good order, but Hegel emphasized on the truth system. He yearned for freedom and put up adventure spirit that can break the reality and conform to the age tide. On the theoretical value, Plato use Idea to save phenomenon, Hegel use Idea to construct reality. They used different manners to carry out their different aims. With the development of history, the Idea has been given a lot of new meaning and intension in modern times. Just about that, we have enough reason to believe that rebuilding of the Idea World is necessary.